D-Day in the Pacific - The Battle of Saipan

Informationen zum Autor Harold J. Goldberg Klappentext For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. Zusammenfassung For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Admiral King and General MacArthur 2. The Target 3. Operation Forager 4. "A Condemned Man's Breakfast" 5. The 2nd Marine Division Lands 6. The 4th Marine Division Lands 7. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot 8. The 2nd Marine Division Moves Forward 9. The 4th Marine Division Moves Forward 10. Marines under Fire 11. The 27th Infantry Division on Southern Saipan 12. Into Death Valley 13. The Gyokusai 14. Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff 15. Tojo and Tinian Conclusion Appendix A. Holland Smith and the Army Appendix B. Coming Home Appendix C. Principal Military Units with Commanding Officers Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Harold J Goldberg, Harold J. Goldberg
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2007
• EAN: 9780253348692
• ISBN: 978-0-253-34869-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Twentieth-Century Battles
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous